[Danni Boatwright]

Another one bites the dust! Hope you're settling into you new tribe and getting ready for the game to ramp up! A few questions to ponder tonight:

1-You found half an idol!! what are your plans with this new piece of hardware? Are you disclosing it to your allies, or keeping it a secret?

2-How are alliances shaping up on your tribe? Do you feel comfortable with your position? If not, what are you going to do to change it?

3-How do you feel you did in the challenge tonight? Who do you think your tribes best competitor is? Who is the worst?

As always, feel free to leave us with any other thoughts you have! Our viewers are craving content!

[Sherri]

^Me to Probst after he told me to sit down after I tried to claim that random blue stone before going on to actually find half of an idol

1. Oh my goooooooooooooooood! I really can't believe I managed to find it! I knew I wanted to get my hands on a clue whenever I could so I could at least try but lol at me actually figuring it out. I was super scared I didn't even end up getting because there were other people lurking about in the forum but I guess it all worked out. I asked Matt right away if we should get a clue because he's the only one here that I trust 100%. He agreed to go for it and I shared it with him and we tried to figure it out. Even if I was the one to find it, he got me on the right track looking at the pages for the Tuamotus deities and then I managed to get it from there. He's the only one from my tribe that I shared it with and for now that's going to stay that way.

I obviously told my partner Stephanie as soon as I could though in the hopes she could get the other half to join them together. She unfortunately didn't get it herself but she DOES know where it is...in the hands of Wardog. All of this really gave me so much fresh intel because clearly Steph and Wardog are close enough to share that information AND she told me that Wardog's partner is Shamar. So like...I guess Shamar might find out about my idol soon enough too but it's an awkward subject to bring up. I don't trust him fully either so I'm not sure what I'll do there yet. Regardless, Steph said she's going to try and get the other half from Wardog somehow. I don't exactly know if that will work but she's the link between both halves so I'm really relying on her here!

Also...it's time for some idol history....the thought of holding an idol gives me a little PTSD. In the last Survivor game I played, I also found an idol and mannnnnnnnn the pressure and weight on my shoulders was a lot. Sure, having it was better than not having it at all and knowing some of the others didn't have one...but it was still hard. I did end up playing it correctly and idolling someone out, but then I just went home the next round anyway. Had I played it on one of my allies a few rounds earlier, it totally would have helped change the game round. Point is, using an idol is not just about playing successfully...but playing it successfully at the right TIME!! It's all about the timing, people! At least at this point I don't even have the whole one so I shouldn't worry about that yet.

2. Alliances are seemingly pretty good! The OG Pukaroa still hold the majority here and I really want to make sure we maintain that while on this tribe. I am feeling mostly comfortable but not overly so. There are times I don't fully trust Shamar, Michael or Alexis...but that's just my gut. Alexis especially is someone who I think I need to keep my eye on because she seems the type to play the game hard and maybe not stick with the alliance. Now luckily, I do think I've formed a few decent relationships with some of the other group so if Alexis or anyone tries something, I'd like to think they would tell me. Stephannie is unsurprisingly pretty great and I feel best about her from the other side. I'm also digging Aurora and think she's pretty genuine. I've spoken to Hannah the least and I think she would have been the boot had we gone to TC, but we'll see how today goes. I just would rather win again!

3. Honestly I was surprised we ended up winning after poor Shamar's blunders. That was pretty hard to watch but I know he's new to a lot of this so I understand. Now we also know not to put him in any crucial positions like that again lol. At this point the best competitor that really came through for us last night was Stephannie, so I'm glad she's here. With that being said, I feel like we'll have a few strong people with different strengths. We'll just have to wait and see until they show them off!